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The Threat Hologram: Specters and Shadows of Race
The unrest is palpable. And the war declared is permanent. From Baltimore to Gaza, the geographies of state violence are proliferating with impunity, sanctioned and justified by the racial logic […]
Read MoreArt and Absence: An Artist’s Look at the History of Lynching, Racial Profiling, and Other Racialized Forms of Display
Accounts of lynching in the United States have primarily focused on violence against African Americans in the South. Ken Gonzales-Day reveals racially motivated lynching as a more widespread practice. His […]
Read MoreHumanities Institute Public Lecture: Beth Richie
“Gender Violence and Anti-Black Racism: Reflections on the problem of Carceral Feminism and the possibilities of Prison Abolition” While the movement to end gender-based violence can claim many successes, this […]
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Poetry Workshop for Scripps Students: Street Poets Inc., “The Wound and the Gift”
This workshop extends an invitation to explore our stories through story and poetry. This workshop is open to Scripps students only and registration will be required at least one week […]
Read MoreMusic Workshop for Scripps Students: Martha Gonzalez
This workshop is open to Scripps students only and registration will be required at least one week in advance.
Read MorePublic Lecture: Robin D.G. Kelley, “Mike Brown’s Body: An Historical and Political Autopsy”
Michael Brown, killed by Ferguson police on Aug. 9, 2014, is a casualty of a war originating over 500 years ago — a war to colonize, dispossess, enslave, deny rights […]
Read MoreSuchi Branfman, Dance In Dire Times: Standing Up Against Police Brutality
All are welcome to explore dance/movement that examines current social issues of injustice and inequity by moving/talking/doing. Wear clothes you can move in freely. No prior dance experience required. For […]
Read MoreWelcome Back Contra Dance
Imagine a cross between a ball attended by Jane Austen and a New England barn dance. That’s about as close as we can come to describing contra dancing. It’s tons […]
Read MoreRuqayya Khan
This lecture is mainly interested in assessing the significance of secrecy and interiority for conceptions of the self and secrecy in Islamic sources, including the Qur’an and a range of literary sources.
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